The second grant making round 2008 “Emergency Grants for Women“
In September, the Women’s Fund in Georgia conducted the second grant making round of 2008 to provide emergency assistance to women, women’s groups and organizations. The grant eking round was named as “Emergency Grants for Women“ and the methodology for its implementation was determined by the severe outcomes of Russian aggression committed in August 2008 in Georgia: occupation of important part of the country territories by Russian troops; high number of lost or killed people; more than 100 thousand internally displaced persons (among them majority are women and children); great number of families deprived of basic living conditions and experiencing rather difficult psycho-emotional problems - all these problems required urgent and immediate response.
Women compose more than 50 % of IDPs due to the recent conflict in Georgia. For the purpose of assisting women IDPs to meet their needs, WFG supported several women’s organizations to work with women affected by the war by considering experience and effectiveness of their activities in this specific situation. Each supported group is working with different target groups of women: young women, pregnant and lactating women, girls under puberty age, elderly women, women affected by war crimes, and etc.
Supported organizations and initiative groups, which operate in Tskhinvali region, Shida Kartli (Gori), Borjomi and Kakheti on the one hand, and Samegrelo and Imereti regions, on the other hand, will direct their activities in various directions: to study conditions of IDPs, to meet women’s basic needs, to address women’s reproductive health issues and assist women victims of violence, provide psychological rehabilitation to women affected by war, etc.
For the implementation of the grant making round “Emergency Grants for Women“ a great and an urgent support was provided by the Global Fund for Women (GFW). Within the scope of this grant (20 000,00 USD emergency grant) 8 women’s groups were supported: emergency grant amount 19 882,00 USD (28 033,62 GEL). Additionally, 7 women’s organizations (4 projects) were supported within the fall grantmaking program (by the Mama Cash’s generous support): amount 13 975,00 USD (19 676,80 GEL). Total amount for the fall grant making round “Emergency Grants for Women“ is 33 857,00 USD.
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Women's Fund in Georgia has provided assistance to 5 temporary settlements of IDPs in Tbilisi by support of the Channel Foundation and the individual donor Rev. Lois McCullen Parr. Total amount: 1408,00 USD (1970,75GEL)
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